U.S.-backed forces that pushed Islamic State fighters out of eastern Mosul found the extremists had stashed weapons arsenals in Christians' homes. VOA’s Kawa Omar reports.
As the Iraqi operation to oust the Islamic State group from Mosul continues, a market in the city's recaptured eastern side has come back to life after the militants were pushed out. VOA's Kawa Omar reports.
An aid organization in Iraq has begun a vaccination campaign for children of refugees who fled Islamic State rule in Mosul. VOA's Kawa Omar reports.
As U.S.-backed Iraqi forces push against Islamic State in Mosul, displaced Yazidis hold an annual religious festival in refugee camps. VOA's Kawa Omar reports.
Hundreds of hungry Mosul residents are lining up in neighborhoods recently cleared of Islamic State fighters, demanding food after rations ran low. VOA's Kawa Omar reports.
After U.S.-backed Kurdish forces pushed Islamic State from Bashiqa, locals returned to find the Yazidi town reduced to rubble. For VOA, Kawa Omar reports.
As U.S.-backed Iraqi forces advance further into the Islamic State (IS) stronghold of Mosul, Iraqi forces are working to prevent IS fighters from hiding among fleeing civilians. For VOA, Kawa Omar reports from Mosul.
After the Iraqi army retook the Christian town of Al-Hamdaniya this week, locals returned to find destroyed homes after two years of Islamic State control. VOA's Kawa Omar reports.
As an Iraqi-led military offensive increases pressure on the Islamic State (IS) stronghold of Mosul, some IS fighters are hiding among civilians fleeing towards Iraqi-controlled areas. For VOA, Kawa Omar reports from Qayyarah.
Fighting has been ongoing for a week with stiff Islamic State resistance, 48 kilometers from from Mosul
Kurdish commander says his forces have found ‘complete destruction of infrastructure’ in some villages
Collection in Duhok, Iraq designed to inform future generations about hazards of extremist ideology
Commanders in battlefield in Iraq told VOA this week that months of separate bombing campaigns by US coalition, Russian, and Iraqi government planes have wiped out much of terror group's heavy weapons and equipment
Concerns have been growing about the safety of a Jewish prophet's tomb that is only a few kilometers from Islamic State frontlines in Iraq. VOA's Kawa Omar reports.
Destroyed houses, burned oil fields make it difficult for locals to stay in their towns and cities despite militants' retreat
As the operation to liberate Mosul from Islamic State control looms, more residents of the city are fleeing to northern Iraq. VOA’s Kawa Omar reports.
As Kurdish and Iraqi forces prepare to retake the Iraqi city Mosul from Islamic State, Kurdish officials are building refugee camps for tens of thousands of civilians expected to flee the city. VOA’s Kawa Omar reports.
Lamiya Hachi Bashar, 18, one of thousands of Yazidis who have suffered under IS violence, requires treatment that is not available in Iraq, doctor tells VOA
Mohamad Jamal Khweis, a Virginia-born US citizen, was captured Monday by Kurdish forces near Sinjar in northern Iraq
Kurdish fighters say IS in recent days fired mortars containing chemical materials into northern Iraq
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